Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-08-11

The Calune, and Hecla mine. in
Michigan, is ON fire at the sixteenth
level
Chas. II. Reed, Gui,eau's counsel
has been adjudeed insane. 1t is not
known what disposition will tie made
OF him.
The sixth attempt to burn the New
York Zeitung building was made last
week. The fire was extinguished with
small loss.
In a shooting match at Lynchburs,
Ga, on the Sd inst, English rules. DIR.
Carver broke the worlds record by
killing fifty pigeons, making a clean
score.
President Ferry has written to his
seconds as follows: 81 remain ever
ready to give satisfaction to General
Boulanger, or to accept arbitra-
ton"
Surgeon General Hamilton reports
that Mrs. John 4. l.Ogans shoulder is
Iii ,located and will have to be reset.
She is very much exhausted after her
journey.
The bill to allow the construction Of
a tunnel under the British channel,
which was reintroduced in the House
of Commons by Sir Edward Watkins.
was rejected by a vote OF l53 to
1O5.
Last week a squaw was arrested at
Aiken, Minnesota. for threatening to
kill Il white woman, whereupOn y hum
dred Indian bucks in war paint camped
near the city, preparatory to making
n raid on the town. The citizens re-
leased the squaw to prevent mas
sacre.
A dispatch from st. Thomas says:
Letters received at Stanley Pool from
Henry NJ. Stanley announce that the
expedition arrived at Awwhimi Falls
on June 18th; that all the members OF
the expedition were well and that prep
arations were being madef for the over
land march.
At the time OF the earthquake last
week the farm of z. p. Hayden in
Trigg county, Kentucky, midway be-
tween the Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers. sunk four or five feet below its
former level. There were 800 acres in
the farm and it is now filling with
water and becoming q Ia kc.
A Chicago paper says: Joseph r.
Buchanan has been appointed n dele.
gate to the Minneapolis convention Of
the Knights Of Labor by District As
sembly 80 of Denver. II is claimed
that majority OF the labor papers in
the country prophesy that Buchanan
il the man who will succeed POwderly
A detective, who is after McGarigle,
telegraphed from st. Catharine. Ont.
on the lth inst. that the judge there
refused to endorse the warrant issued
from here. lie has returned home.
The attorney general Of Ontario, it is
said, has also refused to sign the war
rant. a mandamus will lie asked for
to compel the judge to sign the war
rant.
Miss Josie Holmes, late exchange
clerk of the Fidelity National Bank, Of
Cincinnati, who has been in Jail in de-
fault of bail in 81, 900 on charge Of
assisting and abetting +. l.. Harper in
commit ing offences against the bank
| ing laws. has been released on her own
recognizanee on the recommendation
of District Attorney Burnett. It is
understood that Miss Holmes has at
last agreed to give the Government
the advantage OF her knowledge Of the
inside working Of the Fidelity National
Bank.
On the 4th inst. Jersey City detec.
tives arrested George Faith, . noted
burglar, who is wanted for the bur-
glary of Fairchild 4 Goa. jewelry
store in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on
July II. The safe was broken open
and 81 8, 900 worth of diamonds and
jewelry stolen. He returned recently
from professional trip to Europe,
which is said to have been very success
full. In his lodgings a startling array
of burglars tools were found, includ-
ing jimmies, wedges, lock picks, saws,
sletlges, braces, bits of all kinds, over
500 keys of various shapes, wax inn
pressiOns of keys and books contain.
ing cipher entries. Ten pounds OF dy-
Mantle cartridges were found buried in
the yard. Detectives say it is the
most complete burglars outfit they